UGA's Rodney Garner to Auburn

[King_Cock]

Rod held positions at
UGA as an Assistant Head Coach, D-Line Coach, & more importantly the recruiting coordinator for the last 14 yrs.

Per Twitter:
Paul Finebaum: Hiring Rodney Garner is a major get for Auburn. This staff is top-notch.

[Gamecockfanatic4]

The Bagman........

[DawginCola]

At Auburn he'll be allowed to be a bagman again.

[Mick Chicken]

Originally Posted by DawginCola

At Auburn he'll be allowed to be a bagman again.

lol

[uscGRAD04]

Rodney Garner's departure from Georgia to Auburn could affect two Georgia defensive linemen pursued by Clemson. Montravius Adams and Carl Lawson were Garner targets for the Bulldogs. His leaving could hurt Georgia with the pair and help Clemson thought Lawson has been committed to Auburn.

Read this on PK's site

http://www.goupstate.com/article/201...974/-1/PSPORTS

[DawginCola]

It'll actually hurt them with Lawson, I think. UGA did not recruit Lawson and never offered him, that decision was Garner's as RC.

Edit: rumors around Auburn boards are already saying that Lawson is pretty upset with the hire.

[cockymac]

Huge. Huge. Garner is the best in the business. Hands down. It won't affect uga this year, but it will in the future. The guy is an amazing recruiter.

[mick66]

Originally Posted by DawginCola

At Auburn he'll be allowed to be a bagman again.

Haha. So he was a great (but clean) recruiter while on St. Richt's staff, but now that he's headed to the plains he'll revert to his old dirty tactic$$? Makes sense.

Oh, and Garner is definitely dirty, if the guy he worked for-Terry Bowden- is correct. Here is a direct quote from the linked article on how they paid recruits while he was head coach at Auburn:

We paid then $12,000-$15,000 to sign. We sign about four every year that we pay.(Former assistant coach Rodney) Garner paid most of the players. He was paid when he was a player at Auburn.

BTW, that interview is a great read. Mentioned Garner again, and that when Bowden decided to clean up their recruiting he felt he had to take away Garner's involvement in recruiting.

http://www.illegalshift.com/2010/11/...lege-football/

[scfanohio]

Originally Posted by mick66

BTW, that interview is a great read. Mentioned Garner again, and that when Bowden decided to clean up their recruiting he felt he had to take away Garner's involvement in recruiting.

http://www.illegalshift.com/2010/11/...lege-football/

Thanks for the link....that is the best story on college football I have read this year. Amazing.

[LeeSC]

I find it interesting that Tommy Bowden's name was mentioned and in a context that he knew how things worked at Auburn.

[Acockolypse Now]

Auburn never fails to impress.

[mick66]

Originally Posted by scfanohio

Thanks for the link....that is the best story on college football I have read this year. Amazing.

I actually read that a few times before posting that link, as I couldn't quite believe it. As it turns out that was a recorded interview that Terry Bowden gave, and later it was said to have been "off the record", though in another twist Bowden encouraged the journalist to publish it.
No one involved denied the accuracy of what was said, so it makes it that much more incredible that the NCAA never did a thing in the whole Cam Newton affair, as Lowder and most of those corrupt boosters were (and are) right where they've always been.

[LegalCock]

Auburn has earned its reputation.

[ConwayGamecock]

Originally Posted by DawginCola

It'll actually hurt them with Lawson, I think. UGA did not recruit Lawson and never offered him, that decision was Garner's as RC.

Edit: rumors around Auburn boards are already saying that Lawson is pretty upset with the hire.

Lawson is upset about Garner going to AU, or leaving UGA? Why would he be upset if UGA did not recruit nor offer him?

[LeeSC]

Originally Posted by ConwayGamecock

Lawson is upset about Garner going to AU, or leaving UGA? Why would he be upset if UGA did not recruit nor offer him?

Obviously Garner did not want Lawson......if he didn't want him at UGA then obviously he probably won't want him at Auburn.

[Erik]

Originally Posted by LeeSC

Obviously Garner did not want Lawson......if he didn't want him at UGA then obviously he probably won't want him at Auburn.

Of coarse we want him, its a different system than what UGA runs.

[Erik]

Originally Posted by uscGRAD04

Read this on PK's site

http://www.goupstate.com/article/201...974/-1/PSPORTS

A little soul crushing for Clemson, Adams says Auburn's hiring of Gardner "Helps Auburn"